decided to buy myself a low mileage writeoff and do a straight engine and box swap. will probably replace the flywheel, clutch and rear crank seal while its all appart. looked at engines on their own and its a joke. £500 for head and block?! if i can get a 50-80k motor thats been pranged itll be well worth it. cant see the car being worth fuck all on 200k when i come to sell it, but with a new motor and box it may fetch more. plus itll probably work out cheaper by the time ive ebayed the remnants of the writeoff.